tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-58383863965988528582018-08-30T12:25:13.865-07:00Chavez DesignsI'm inspired by all the blogs and websites devoted to paper crafting. Here's mine!Anthonettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01902918983298072455noreply@blogger.comBlogger509125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5838386396598852858.post-42059183888963289772014-06-15T21:27:00.001-07:002014-06-15T21:27:26.875-07:00The World's Greatest Dad<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-eH3Ee0HYD4Y/U55t0cacf3I/AAAAAAAAHSQ/MX8Hdlv7I7I/s640/blogger-image-962158857.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-eH3Ee0HYD4Y/U55t0cacf3I/AAAAAAAAHSQ/MX8Hdlv7I7I/s400/blogger-image-962158857.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: &quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;,sans-serif;">Hope you had a great Father's Day with the men in your life.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: &quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;,sans-serif;">I made this card for my amazing dad. I also designed a very similar one for Kalino to give to my husband. Unfortunately my card didn't get to my dad in time because I mailed it too late.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: &quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;,sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: &quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;,sans-serif;">I love the flexibility of the Print &amp; Cut feature of the Silhouette Studio software! I added The World's Greatest Dad design on top of a lovely chalkboard frame design. I selected the text and specified "No Cut". I gave the text an outline and fill color of white so it looks like chalkboard writing. I still can't get enough of chalkboard designs.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: &quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;,sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: &quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;,sans-serif;">The patterned paper is from American Crafts and the card base is kraft cardstock. I used my Stampin' Up heart punch to punch out a heart. Thanks for stopping by!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">&nbsp;&nbsp;</div>Anthonettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01902918983298072455noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5838386396598852858.post-35482853022860617512014-04-23T02:39:00.001-07:002014-04-23T02:39:37.048-07:00Thanks For All You Do!<a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-bovZDGXfTX0/U1eJKCnoZAI/AAAAAAAAHRA/A3H7yOioKCE/s640/blogger-image--967811758.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-bovZDGXfTX0/U1eJKCnoZAI/AAAAAAAAHRA/A3H7yOioKCE/s400/blogger-image--967811758.jpg" width="400" /></a><span style="font-family: &quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;,sans-serif;">This poor blog has been neglected long enough! Do I even remember how to create a blog post?</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: &quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;,sans-serif;">I'm back with some new cards for our secretaries at school. I was inspired by this week's <a href="http://www.silhouetteonlinestore.com/?page=view-shape&amp;id=58993" target="_blank">free shape</a> from <a href="http://www.silhouetteonlinestore.com/?page=home" target="_blank">Silhouette</a>. Instead of making a flower pot with a bouquet, I shrank the design way down to create mini tulips on a card. The sentiment is also a Silhouette design.</span><br /><div><span style="font-family: &quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;,sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: &quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;,sans-serif;">Have a great day!</span></div>Anthonettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01902918983298072455noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5838386396598852858.post-1976142699363515442013-05-09T18:21:00.000-07:002013-05-09T18:21:31.746-07:00Thanks for Administrative Professional's Day<a href="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-gClkkRk8zJI/UXhxuxWt9lI/AAAAAAAAHGM/YsK-1vuW9PU/s640/blogger-image--874562918.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-gClkkRk8zJI/UXhxuxWt9lI/AAAAAAAAHGM/YsK-1vuW9PU/s400/blogger-image--874562918.jpg" width="400" /></a><span style="font-family: &quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;,sans-serif;">Hi there! Here's are the cards I made for our secretaries at school last month to show appreciation for all they do daily.</span><br /><span style="font-family: &quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;,sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: &quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;,sans-serif;">The layouts for the cards were inspired by a card on the cover of the May/June 2013 Paper Crafts magazine.</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-Gx4OLwhR6sU/UXhzWxjYhAI/AAAAAAAAHGY/Ib147KiaxRQ/s640/blogger-image-1937819702.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="396" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-Gx4OLwhR6sU/UXhzWxjYhAI/AAAAAAAAHGY/Ib147KiaxRQ/s400/blogger-image-1937819702.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-family: &quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;,sans-serif;">I got to use up some pretty scalloped washi tape, some pretty paper flowers, and a free Lawn Fawn stamp.</span><br /><span style="font-family: &quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;,sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: &quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;,sans-serif;">Thanks for stopping by. Have a great Mother's Day this weekend!</span>Anthonettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01902918983298072455noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5838386396598852858.post-80884216574086459892013-03-29T21:01:00.000-07:002013-03-30T10:11:06.150-07:00Easter Centerpiece - PSA Essentials Blog Hop<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-pIPlQ7sXzqk/UVZJ4RhMHQI/AAAAAAAAHFI/eVr-PvfEEt4/s1600/HappyEaster2013Centerpiece.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" height="400" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-pIPlQ7sXzqk/UVZJ4RhMHQI/AAAAAAAAHFI/eVr-PvfEEt4/s400/HappyEaster2013Centerpiece.JPG" style="clear: both; float: left; margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px;" width="266" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: &quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;,sans-serif;">Welcome to the <a href="http://psastampcamp.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">PSA Essentials Blog Hop</a>! If you are hopping along, you arrived here from <a href="http://inkypaws.blogs.splitcoaststampers.com/" target="_blank">Jeanne Streiff's blog</a>.<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> To start from the beginning, go to the </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: &quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: &quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;,sans-serif;"><a href="http://psastampcamp.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">PSA Essentials blog</a>.</span></span></span></span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: &quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;,sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><b>The Blog Hop Grand Prize:</b> 1 custom stamp, 3 Peel &amp; Stick stamp sets, 2 notecards, 1 alignment tool, 1 black ink, 1 2-color ink, and free shipping to the winner. Value of the package is $150. </span></span><br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: &quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;,sans-serif;"><b>How to Enter:</b> If you'd like a chance to win, you can enter here (scroll to the bottom) or go to the <a href="http://psastampcamp.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">PSA Essentials blog</a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">.</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: &quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;,sans-serif;"> </span></span><br /><div style="clear: both; text-align: LEFT;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-kW7cUvjBS1A/UVZNQJSXFBI/AAAAAAAAHFQ/kuDNBVp2KPY/s1600/photo-18.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-kW7cUvjBS1A/UVZNQJSXFBI/AAAAAAAAHFQ/kuDNBVp2KPY/s320/photo-18.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><span style="font-family: &quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;,sans-serif;">The inspiration for this centerpiece came about when I had my 6-month dental appointment a few weeks ago. I was reading "All You" <a href="http://dailysavings.allyou.com/2013/02/22/all-you-coupon-index-march2013" target="_blank">magazine</a> and spotted this gorgeous picture inside. I knew I wanted to make something similar.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: &quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;,sans-serif;">I have a 3-level cake stand my mom gave me years ago, so I knew exactly what I wanted to design.</span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/--RZuhZ7NzeE/UVZPWFwI2sI/AAAAAAAAHFg/M-UGpZa34uU/s1600/HappyEasterYellowCopic.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="212" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/--RZuhZ7NzeE/UVZPWFwI2sI/AAAAAAAAHFg/M-UGpZa34uU/s320/HappyEasterYellowCopic.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-family: &quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;,sans-serif;">Since I want to save these eggs and use them again, I poked holes in the eggs to blow out the contents, rinsed, and dried the eggs.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: &quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;,sans-serif;">I tried using Copic markers to color some eggs. I didn't like the results; too many streaks. This yellow egg is an example. I tried stamping directly onto the egg, but it was too hard to get a good impression. I stamped onto white tissue using Memento Tuxedo Black ink. I trimmed out the design and used Mod Podge to decoupage the sentiment onto the egg. The stamps I used today come from these sets: <a href="http://www.swankypress.com/content/topiary-peel-stick-stamp-collection" target="_blank">Topiary</a> and <a href="http://www.swankypress.com/content/little-bunny-peel-stick-stamp-collection" target="_blank">Little Bunny</a>.</span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-0OuAC4w52KY/UVZQ4UlJksI/AAAAAAAAHFo/YY6vAxDHAm8/s1600/HappyEasterBlueBunny.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="256" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-0OuAC4w52KY/UVZQ4UlJksI/AAAAAAAAHFo/YY6vAxDHAm8/s320/HappyEasterBlueBunny.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-family: &quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;,sans-serif;">Here's another example of my technique. This time I colored in the bunny using a Copic marker before I decoupaged the design onto the egg.</span><br /><span style="font-family: &quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;,sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-bBHP__c8nm8/UVZRX_NsOsI/AAAAAAAAHFw/p4Aaoclpahs/s1600/HappyEasterPinkBunny.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="212" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-bBHP__c8nm8/UVZRX_NsOsI/AAAAAAAAHFw/p4Aaoclpahs/s320/HappyEasterPinkBunny.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-family: &quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;,sans-serif;">Most of the eggs where dyed with Paas egg coloring.</span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-VAVyvZbHsJo/UVZRjIKBlOI/AAAAAAAAHF4/BQ9oOoFLRx8/s1600/HappyEasterWashiTapeCopic.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="212" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-VAVyvZbHsJo/UVZRjIKBlOI/AAAAAAAAHF4/BQ9oOoFLRx8/s320/HappyEasterWashiTapeCopic.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-family: &quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;,sans-serif;">Here are some other details on my project. I like the look of the washi tape; that idea also came directly from the magazine.</span><br /><span style="font-family: &quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;,sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: &quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;,sans-serif;">To get the bunny Peeps to stand up, I trimmed the bottoms so they would be flat.</span><br /><span style="font-family: &quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;,sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: &quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;,sans-serif;">The guys love Lindt chocolates, so I love the looks of these little Lindt bunnies. My son Kalino gave me input as to where the bunnies should be placed.</span><br /><span style="font-family: &quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;,sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: &quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;,sans-serif;">Your next stop on the blog hop is over to <a href="http://createwithjulia.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Julia Aston's blog</a>. Thanks for stopping by!</span><br /><span style="font-family: &quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;,sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: &quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;,sans-serif;"><b>Enter here:</b></span><span style="font-family: &quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;,sans-serif;"> </span></div><a class="rafl" href="http://www.rafflecopter.com/rafl/display/bb74e818/" id="rc-bb74e818" rel="nofollow">a Rafflecopter giveaway</a><script src="//d12vno17mo87cx.cloudfront.net/embed/rafl/cptr.js"></script>Anthonettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01902918983298072455noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5838386396598852858.post-90722334468916964432013-02-07T21:19:00.000-08:002013-02-07T21:19:13.490-08:00It's Your Birthday<a href="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-nIOOI9gsbRE/URSCKeaDpJI/AAAAAAAAG4g/6cr97U_bt84/s640/blogger-image--725594979.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-nIOOI9gsbRE/URSCKeaDpJI/AAAAAAAAG4g/6cr97U_bt84/s400/blogger-image--725594979.jpg" width="400" /></a><span style="font-family: &quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;,sans-serif;">I made this card for my friend, Kim, last month. January was a busy birthday month for my friends and family. It's terrible that I can't even find time to post cards on this blog. Well, at least I posted this card on Instagram last month.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: &quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;,sans-serif;">The stamps are from Lawn Fawn and Papertrey Ink. The patterned paper is from Amy Tangerine for American Crafts. The baker's twine is from The Twinery.</span><br /><span style="font-family: &quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;,sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: &quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;,sans-serif;">Thanks for stopping by!</span><br /><br />Anthonettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01902918983298072455noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5838386396598852858.post-81845257737710405912013-01-25T09:54:00.000-08:002013-01-25T09:54:11.076-08:00Happy Birthday to You<a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-Gnj8g0i1AiU/UQK9h_ZAuWI/AAAAAAAAG2E/PmxzAkIVpMI/s640/blogger-image-165513976.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="316" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-Gnj8g0i1AiU/UQK9h_ZAuWI/AAAAAAAAG2E/PmxzAkIVpMI/s400/blogger-image-165513976.jpg" width="400" /></a><span style="font-family: &quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;,sans-serif;">Hi there! There's something very appealing to the heavy use of black in card design. When I saw this month's <a href="http://nicholeheady.typepad.com/capture_the_moment/2013/01/january-2013-blog-hop.html" target="_blank">Papertrey Ink Blog Hop - Black challenge</a>, I had to participate.</span><br /><span style="font-family: &quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;,sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: &quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;,sans-serif;">Here's my card. Using my Big Shot, I die cut the <a href="https://www.papertreyink.com/pti-dies/papertrey-ink-leafy-vine-border-die/" target="_blank">Leafy Vine Border Die</a>&nbsp; several times in different colors of cardstock. I glued them onto black cardstock. I die cut a scalloped circle from black cardstock and then white embossed the birthday sentiment (from the <a href="https://www.papertreyink.com/stamps/signature-greetings-ii-stamp-set/" target="_blank">Signature Greetings II stamp set</a>) onto a scallop circle die cut. As a final touch, I added some bling.</span><br /><span style="font-family: &quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;,sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: &quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;,sans-serif;">Thanks for stopping by.</span><br /><br />Anthonettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01902918983298072455noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5838386396598852858.post-82349436224435385512013-01-07T00:05:00.001-08:002013-01-07T00:05:26.066-08:00Happy Birthday, Norma!<a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-FbdX9dOLh-0/UOp9wpj2NpI/AAAAAAAAG1A/gAJB_Sb8yRM/s640/blogger-image-2090234347.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-FbdX9dOLh-0/UOp9wpj2NpI/AAAAAAAAG1A/gAJB_Sb8yRM/s400/blogger-image-2090234347.jpg" width="400" /></a><span style="font-family: &quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;,sans-serif;">I made this birthday card for my friend, Norma, who celebrated her birthday today.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: &quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;,sans-serif;">I also made this card for the <a href="https://www.papertreyink.com/" target="_blank">Papertrey Ink</a> <a href="http://nicholeheady.typepad.com/capture_the_moment/2012/12/make-it-monday-98.html" target="_blank">Make It Monday Challenge</a> since it's a chalkboard challenge. I like the look of a Plum Pudding chalkboard, how about you? I used stamps from the <a href="https://www.papertreyink.com/stamps/birthday-bash-sentiments-stamp-set/" target="_blank">Birthday Bash Sentiments</a> set, <a href="https://www.papertreyink.com/stamps/holiday-photo-finishers-stamp-set/" target="_blank">Holiday Photo Finishers</a> set, and the <a href="https://www.papertreyink.com/stamps/little-labels-stamp-set/" target="_blank">Little Labels</a> stamp set.</span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-XA2BwZLHkQo/UOp9uYnKZ9I/AAAAAAAAG04/dKfVVmHynVU/s640/blogger-image--334684731.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-XA2BwZLHkQo/UOp9uYnKZ9I/AAAAAAAAG04/dKfVVmHynVU/s400/blogger-image--334684731.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-family: &quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;,sans-serif;">Two cards made for a challenge; I've never done that until now. I was very inspired! If I had more time, I was going to make another chalkboard-inspired card.</span><br /><span style="font-family: &quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;,sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: &quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;,sans-serif;">A quick note...these last two blog entries were partially done on my iPhone; photography, adding watermarks to the photo using the <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/phonto-text-on-image/id438429273?mt=8" target="_blank">Phonto</a> app, and the Blogger app.</span><br /><span style="font-family: &quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;,sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: &quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;,sans-serif;">Have a great day!</span><br /><br /><br /><br />Anthonettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01902918983298072455noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5838386396598852858.post-89492696231217027612013-01-06T23:28:00.001-08:002013-01-06T23:28:27.873-08:00Chalkboard Thank You - Papertrey Ink MIM Challenge<a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-n_4zNq38GIU/UOp4IdS7rfI/AAAAAAAAGz4/ZWMm0ry9Gk4/s640/blogger-image--1668624463.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-n_4zNq38GIU/UOp4IdS7rfI/AAAAAAAAGz4/ZWMm0ry9Gk4/s400/blogger-image--1668624463.jpg" width="353" /></a><span style="font-family: &quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;,sans-serif;">Happy New Year, everyone!&nbsp;</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: &quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;,sans-serif;">I couldn't resist when I saw Papertey Ink's latest <a href="http://nicholeheady.typepad.com/capture_the_moment/2012/12/make-it-monday-98.html" target="_blank">Make It Monday challenge</a> was a chalkboard challenge. I just had to participate. I loved Betsy's <a href="http://scrapbookgirl.typepad.com/paper_scissors_and_superh/2012/11/chalkboard-art-meets-stamping.html" target="_blank">tutorial</a> in November; my Christmas card was inspired by her cards.</span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-lkKkMxOMcdM/UOpfCFY842I/AAAAAAAAGy4/bjr4Rn8_Veg/s640/blogger-image-1313627498.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-lkKkMxOMcdM/UOpfCFY842I/AAAAAAAAGy4/bjr4Rn8_Veg/s400/blogger-image-1313627498.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-family: &quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;,sans-serif;">I embossed the Thank You sentiment with white embossing powder. The flourishes were stamped with white pigment ink. Besides Versamark Ink and white pigment ink, I also used colored pencils on my "chalkboard".</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: &quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;,sans-serif;">I paper pierced the perimeter of the die cut to give some visual interest to the edges. I added some buttons and some baker's twine and that's it. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: &quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;,sans-serif;">Thanks for stopping by! </span><br /><span style="font-family: &quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;,sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Anthonettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01902918983298072455noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5838386396598852858.post-50552452859184965962012-12-24T15:13:00.003-08:002012-12-24T15:13:47.689-08:00Merry Christmas - Chalkboard Style<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-TUWUrl8IYPI/UNjfsWVaLDI/AAAAAAAAGxw/ecsJhwksHzQ/s1600/ChavezDesignsChalkboardChristmas2012.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-TUWUrl8IYPI/UNjfsWVaLDI/AAAAAAAAGxw/ecsJhwksHzQ/s400/ChavezDesignsChalkboardChristmas2012.JPG" width="318" /></a></div><span style="font-family: &quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;,sans-serif;">To my friends and family here and all around the world, Feliz Navidad! May this season bring you and your family blessings and good health.</span><br /><span style="font-family: &quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;,sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: &quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;,sans-serif;">This is my annual photo Christmas card. The stamps are all from the Holiday Sayings set from <a href="http://shop.heroarts.com/p/holiday-sayings/clear-stamps_poly-clear-4x6?pp=12&amp;pp=12" target="_blank">Hero Arts</a>, except for the Lawn Fawn <a href="http://www.lawnfawn.com/products/bannerific" target="_blank">banner stamp</a>.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: &quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;,sans-serif;">With all the inspiration on <a href="http://pinterest.com/search/pins/?q=chalkboard" target="_blank">Pinterest</a> regarding chalkboards and when I saw Betsy Veldman's chalkboard-inspired cards <a href="http://scrapbookgirl.typepad.com/paper_scissors_and_superh/2012/11/chalkboard-art-meets-stamping.html" target="_blank">here</a>, I knew I had to create our Christmas card with that inspiration. This card is probably one of the most time-consuming cards I've ever tried to mass-produce. It involved embossing, die cutting felt, using a white pencil to color in chalky details, rubbing white pigment ink over everything (my favorite step) to give the chalkboard authenticity, and slicing an opening above the banner to insert the photo. I ran out of steam after creating 60 of these babies. Sorry to all my local friends who will not be receiving one of these cards this year.</span><br /><span style="font-family: &quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;,sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: &quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;,sans-serif;">Thanks for stopping by! I've got to get downstairs to get dinner prep started. Ho, ho, ho.</span>Anthonettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01902918983298072455noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5838386396598852858.post-9888268803615722882012-11-29T22:41:00.000-08:002012-11-29T22:41:42.119-08:00Happy Birthday, Judy!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ewG9pRX7He4/ULhLA-fchWI/AAAAAAAAGmg/gum0qsXNeEs/s1600/ChavezDesignsHBJudy112912.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="318" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ewG9pRX7He4/ULhLA-fchWI/AAAAAAAAGmg/gum0qsXNeEs/s400/ChavezDesignsHBJudy112912.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-family: &quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;,sans-serif;">I recently spied </span><a href="http://www.silhouetteonlinestore.com/v2/viewShape.aspx?id=35666" style="font-family: &quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;,sans-serif;" target="_blank">this</a><span style="font-family: &quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;,sans-serif;"> cool Silhouette design in the </span><a href="http://www.silhouetteonlinestore.com/v2/default.aspx" style="font-family: &quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;,sans-serif;" target="_blank">Silhouette Online Store</a><span style="font-family: &quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;,sans-serif;">. Now that all the designs are 50% off until Nov 30th, I decided to download several. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: &quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;,sans-serif;">Today we had an impromptu birthday celebration at school for my friend, Judy. I made this card for her.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: &quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;,sans-serif;">The cardstock is from Stampin' Up and the rhinestones are from Michael's.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: &quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;,sans-serif;">Thanks for stopping by...especially, my sweet blogging friend, <a href="http://tsurutadesigns.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Amy</a>, who always manages go leave a kind word. Woman, you were up in the middle of the night just like me!</span>Anthonettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01902918983298072455noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5838386396598852858.post-10287072678062098312012-11-28T21:21:00.000-08:002012-11-28T21:21:41.804-08:00Simple Tag Using An Instagram Photo<div style="font-family: &quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;,sans-serif;"><a href="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-0MPI3gzPBxA/UIOB3HFphvI/AAAAAAAAGlQ/bLxN4gNV0TU/s640/blogger-image--813787416.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-0MPI3gzPBxA/UIOB3HFphvI/AAAAAAAAGlQ/bLxN4gNV0TU/s400/blogger-image--813787416.jpg" width="300" /></a>I love Instagram! It's got to be my favorite app on my iPhone.</div><div style="font-family: &quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;,sans-serif;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: &quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;,sans-serif;">Last month, Kalino went to a birthday party for Lillie, my friend Nadja's daughter. A while back, Nadja posted an awesome photo of Lillie dressed as an Jedi. I love girls that love Star Wars. I loved the photo so much, I used it to make the tag for her gift bag. I love that Nadja has a chalkboard wall in her house. I didn't add "Jedi" and the arrow, that was on their wall. I wish I had a chalkboard wall. So cool!</div><div style="font-family: &quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;,sans-serif;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: &quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;,sans-serif;">I used the editing tools in Picasa to add the Happy Birthday text. Before I could add any text, I had to "erase" their light switches in the photo because it was right where I wanted to put the happy birthday sentiment. I downloaded a free Star Wars font. I glued the photo onto a plain shipping tag and I was done. Very simple! Thanks for stopping by.</div>Anthonettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01902918983298072455noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5838386396598852858.post-9675218597303004332012-10-06T22:30:00.000-07:002012-10-06T22:30:46.726-07:00Happy World Card Making Day!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-y5d6FrW0CWk/UHEROuv5VtI/AAAAAAAAGgs/p-dE-yNaMB0/s1600/ChavezDesignsHBLutexAug13.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="318" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-y5d6FrW0CWk/UHEROuv5VtI/AAAAAAAAGgs/p-dE-yNaMB0/s400/ChavezDesignsHBLutexAug13.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="font-family: &quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;,sans-serif;">My dear card-making friends,</div><div style="font-family: &quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;,sans-serif;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: &quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;,sans-serif;">I hope you had a great World Card Making Day today and found time to make some cards. I didn't get time to make anything, so I'm actually showing you a card I made for my friend, Lutex, back in August. The design is completely based on this great <a href="http://nicholeheady.typepad.com/capture_the_moment/2012/06/stamp-a-faire-set-natural-beauties-samples.html" target="_blank">card</a> by Nichole Heady.</div><div style="font-family: &quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;,sans-serif;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: &quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;,sans-serif;">The floral stamps all come from the <a href="http://nicholeheady.typepad.com/capture_the_moment/2012/06/stamp-a-faire-set-natural-beauties-samples.html" target="_blank">Natural Beauties</a> set from Papertrey Ink. The sentiment is from <a href="https://www.papertreyink.com/stamps/birthday-bash-sentiments-stamp-set/" target="_blank">Birthday Bash Sentiments</a> stamp set (also from Papertrey Ink). The papers used are also from Papertrey Ink.</div><div style="font-family: &quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;,sans-serif;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: &quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;,sans-serif;">Thanks for stopping by!</span>Anthonettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01902918983298072455noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5838386396598852858.post-24504170879264477142012-09-30T19:10:00.000-07:002012-09-30T19:14:07.425-07:00Janet, We Will Miss You!<a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-cO67ZelAfxs/UGj4p-J3heI/AAAAAAAAGf8/n2DxN77ZvT0/s640/blogger-image--772400345.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-cO67ZelAfxs/UGj4p-J3heI/AAAAAAAAGf8/n2DxN77ZvT0/s400/blogger-image--772400345.jpg" width="400" /></a><span style="font-family: &quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;,sans-serif;">I just posed this question on Instagram:</span><br /><div style="font-family: &quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;,sans-serif;"><i>Am I still a card blogger if I haven't blogged since August 2nd?&nbsp;</i></div><div style="font-family: &quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;,sans-serif;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: &quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;,sans-serif;">I still consider myself a blogger. Life has gotten in the way: volunteering at school and having work done to the exterior of our house.</div><div style="font-family: &quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;,sans-serif;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: &quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;,sans-serif;">I have made cards during the summer, I just haven't posted them on this blog. Well I'm back today.</div><div style="font-family: &quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;,sans-serif;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: &quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;,sans-serif;">I made this card for a dear friend at school, Janet. She and her family are moving to Salt Lake City very soon and all the volunteers and staff at school are really going to miss her. She was such a great volunteer in our library and all other events we had. We took her to lunch on Friday at a really good Vietnamese restaurant I'm town.</div><div style="font-family: &quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;,sans-serif;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: &quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;,sans-serif;">The stamps I used are all from Lawn Fawn: Quinn's ABCs and Harold's ABCs. The papers are from a great paper pad from My Minds Eye called Dolled Up. The heart button is from an older American Crafts flair collection.</div><div style="font-family: &quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;,sans-serif;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: &quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;,sans-serif;">Thanks for stopping by! </div>Anthonettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01902918983298072455noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5838386396598852858.post-52305278363265839762012-08-02T22:41:00.003-07:002012-08-02T22:41:40.629-07:00Happy 9th Birthday Kalino!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-PT6v4hGU2Os/UBscbRnlG0I/AAAAAAAAGXg/3jchvaAFOeg/s1600/ChavezDesignsHBKalino9Aug2012.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="318" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-PT6v4hGU2Os/UBscbRnlG0I/AAAAAAAAGXg/3jchvaAFOeg/s400/ChavezDesignsHBKalino9Aug2012.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="font-family: &quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;,sans-serif;">Yesterday was the Little Guy's 9th birthday. This is the card I made for him.</div><div style="font-family: &quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;,sans-serif;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: &quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;,sans-serif;">The card started with <a href="http://www.silhouetteonlinestore.com/v2/viewShape.aspx?id=18515" target="_blank">this</a> Silhouette design. Instead of using a number in the middle, I used the same photo I used on his Evite.</div><div style="font-family: &quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;,sans-serif;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: &quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;,sans-serif;">This kid loves his birthday. For example, on New Years Day he said "8 more months until my birthday." And he's been counting down every 1st of the month ever since. He also loves to have his party on his actual birthday, and since it's summer time, we have been able to accommodate his request. He invited 8 friends from school to play laser tag at Laser Quest in Mountain View. He attended a birthday party there last month and was totally excited to have his party there. Since they didn't open until 2PM, we took all the kids out for burgers at In N Out before driving to the party location. He had a great time. Here's a </span><a href="http://web.stagram.com/p/248712404957112760_2843305" style="font-family: &quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;,sans-serif;" target="_blank">collage</a><span style="font-family: &quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;,sans-serif;"> I posted yesterday on Instagram.</span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-F7o-9weAh6Y/UBtcfSHMejI/AAAAAAAAGYQ/vljW1vVg-ts/s1600/Kalino9thbdayCollage.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-F7o-9weAh6Y/UBtcfSHMejI/AAAAAAAAGYQ/vljW1vVg-ts/s1600/Kalino9thbdayCollage.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-F7o-9weAh6Y/UBtcfSHMejI/AAAAAAAAGYQ/vljW1vVg-ts/s400/Kalino9thbdayCollage.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="font-family: &quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;,sans-serif;">I did very little crafting for his party. Kalino and I decorated small water bottles with <a href="http://www.papertreyink.com/products/by-the-numbers-patterned-paper-8x8-%2836-sheets%29" target="_blank">By the Numbers</a> Papertrey Ink patterned paper. My friend Judy added numbers to the bottles so the kids could keep track of their own bottle. I also wrapped the same Papertrey Ink paper on jars that I up-cycled to hold the spoons and forks (didn't include a picture).</div><div style="font-family: &quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;,sans-serif;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: &quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;,sans-serif;">Instead of giving a traditional party favor bag, I bought gift cards at Baskin Robbins and made these gift card holders (<a href="http://www.twopeasinabucket.com/cg_display.asp?g=1&amp;seed_id=27909" target="_blank">Kristina's pattern</a>). I added a photo of Kalino with a speech bubble that says "Thanks for making my day sweet." I used the <a href="http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/phonto/id438429273?mt=8" target="_blank">Phonto</a> app on my iPhone to create the speech bubble on the photo; I love my iPhone!</div><div style="font-family: &quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;,sans-serif;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: &quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;,sans-serif;">I researched <a href="http://pinterest.com/anthonette/party-ideas/" target="_blank">laser tag cake</a> ideas on <a href="http://pinterest.com/anthonette/party-ideas/" target="_blank">Pinterest</a>. I found several that all had glow sticks. I found several packs of them at Big Lots for $.60 for a pack of 4. Just stick the glow sticks in and "break" them to start the glowing effect. I had Costco customize their All American chocolate cake. I asked them not to put chocolate shavings on the perimeter. I also asked for neon-colored frosting. Did you know that Costco customizes more than just their sheet cakes? You can even take swatches of color and they will color-match the frosting to your color(s).</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: &quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;,sans-serif;">Thanks for stopping by!</span>Anthonettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01902918983298072455noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5838386396598852858.post-73263692345554785252012-06-17T22:37:00.004-07:002012-06-17T22:37:59.579-07:00I Love My Dad<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-3woR-zv13Gc/T964qoq9MZI/AAAAAAAAGTE/HBvKJ_i5lj8/s1600/ChavezDesignsLoveMyDad.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-3woR-zv13Gc/T964qoq9MZI/AAAAAAAAGTE/HBvKJ_i5lj8/s400/ChavezDesignsLoveMyDad.JPG" width="318" /></a></div><div style="font-family: &quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;,sans-serif;">I loved the <a href="http://www.silhouetteonlinestore.com/v2/viewShape.aspx?id=28559" target="_blank">free Father's Day frames</a> from the <a href="http://www.silhouetteonlinestore.com/v2/default.aspx" target="_blank">Silhouette Online Store</a> this past week. It made it easy to create a couple of Father's Day cards. I made this one for my Sweetie. He is such a great dad. My son is a lucky kid. </div><div style="font-family: &quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;,sans-serif;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: &quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;,sans-serif;">I took this photo of the guys at Legoland during our Spring Break. I processed the photo using Instagram on my iPhone.</div><div style="font-family: &quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;,sans-serif;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: &quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;,sans-serif;">Thanks for stopping by!</span>Anthonettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01902918983298072455noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5838386396598852858.post-13478973526927683172012-06-12T18:09:00.000-07:002012-06-12T18:09:19.015-07:00Happy Birthday Sweetie<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-n1T9kW0yoI8/T9fZ3pCFFeI/AAAAAAAAGSI/5Y8jmGdaTeE/s1600/ChavezDesignsHBSweetie061212.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-n1T9kW0yoI8/T9fZ3pCFFeI/AAAAAAAAGSI/5Y8jmGdaTeE/s400/ChavezDesignsHBSweetie061212.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="font-family: &quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;,sans-serif;">Hi there! Today I made a birthday card for my hubby. We happen to share the same birthday. It's been a great day already: lunch with friends, hugs, flowers, gifts, red velvet cakepops, and a red velvet cake. Oh my...such sweet friends!</div><div style="font-family: &quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;,sans-serif;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: &quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;,sans-serif;">I love this <a href="http://www.silhouetteonlinestore.com/v2/viewShape.aspx?id=1401" target="_blank">Happy Birthday design</a> from the Silhouette Online Store. It felt like a perfect design to use on a masculine card. The patterned paper is from Stampin' Up and the heart was cut from an older piece of Cosmo Cricket paper (I think). The letter stickers are from Cosmo Cricket.</div><div style="font-family: &quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;,sans-serif;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: &quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;,sans-serif;">The guys and I are off to dinner this evening to continue the celebration. When the principal at school asked me if I had any philosophical thoughts on my birthday, I remember saying I didn't have anything profound to say. But, I really do believe that age is just a number. It doesn't define us unless we let it.</div><div style="font-family: &quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;,sans-serif;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: &quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;,sans-serif;">Life is good. Thanks for stopping by! </div>Anthonettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01902918983298072455noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5838386396598852858.post-20612773185578360652012-06-11T17:57:00.001-07:002012-06-11T17:57:51.328-07:00Look Who's Turning 2<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-SZKKFzqoo6Y/T9aFGSZ-W4I/AAAAAAAAGQE/MBzn0Tyf4yM/s1600/ChavezDesignsHBAelyn.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-SZKKFzqoo6Y/T9aFGSZ-W4I/AAAAAAAAGQE/MBzn0Tyf4yM/s400/ChavezDesignsHBAelyn.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="font-family: &quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;,sans-serif;">Our friend, Little Miss A, turned 2 this weekend. Here's the card I made for her 2nd birthday. The white card base was made with the heavy white cardstock from Papertrey Ink. I recently bought some new washi tape from Target and <a href="http://www.groopdealz.com/index/index-alldeals" target="_blank">Groop Dealz</a>, so I layered different washi tapes on the card base.</div><div style="font-family: &quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;,sans-serif;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-4F-mQy_waVE/T9aKDhTDr8I/AAAAAAAAGQw/sjekFvtg5H0/s1600/ChavezDesignsHBAelyncloseup.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-4F-mQy_waVE/T9aKDhTDr8I/AAAAAAAAGQw/sjekFvtg5H0/s400/ChavezDesignsHBAelyncloseup.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="font-family: &quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;,sans-serif;">The design and dry embossing was completely inspired by <a href="http://sideoatsandscribbles.wumple.com/2012/06/09/embossed-washi/" target="_blank">these</a> cards <a href="http://sideoatsandscribbles.wumple.com/2012/06/09/embossed-washi/" target="_blank">Lisa Spangler</a> made where she dry embossed the washi tape after she placed it on cardstock. I loved the look so much, I had to try it out immediately. I used the <a href="http://papertreyink.com/Item.aspx?ID=ptip-0017" target="_blank">By the Numbers</a> impression plate from <a href="http://papertreyink.com/Item.aspx?ID=ptip-0017" target="_blank">Papertrey Ink</a> on front of the card.</div><div style="font-family: &quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;,sans-serif;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: &quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;,sans-serif;">I took this picture of Little Miss A when the kiddos had a playdate and I ran it through the Instagram App on my iPhone. After printing the photo on 4x6" photo paper, I trimmed it to look like a Polaroid photo.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: &quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;,sans-serif;">The sentiment <a href="http://papertreyink.com/Item.aspx?ID=2319" target="_blank">stamps</a> are from <a href="http://papertreyink.com/Item.aspx?ID=2319" target="_blank">Papertrey Ink</a> and the chipboard number is from American Crafts. The baker's twine is from The Twinery. I also got a great deal on this baker's twine from <a href="http://www.groopdealz.com/index/index-alldeals" target="_blank">Groop Dealz</a>.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: &quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;,sans-serif;">Thanks for stopping by and thanks for the inspiration, Lisa!&nbsp;</span>Anthonettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01902918983298072455noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5838386396598852858.post-5984971096935462252012-05-29T22:09:00.000-07:002012-05-29T22:09:06.829-07:00Wishing You All Things Wonderful<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-vuJG_YWC3cY/T8U5Ck4LjZI/AAAAAAAAGPY/1q9WaQzgXmo/s1600/ChavezDesignsWishingYou042712.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-vuJG_YWC3cY/T8U5Ck4LjZI/AAAAAAAAGPY/1q9WaQzgXmo/s400/ChavezDesignsWishingYou042712.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-family: &quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;,sans-serif;">Hi there! Here's a card I made last month for Daisy, one my favorite school secretaries who transferred to a different school. My son won't be done with his school year until June 15th. I'm sure most of you with school-age kids are already on your Summer break.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: &quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;,sans-serif;">All the stamps are from Hero Arts. They were a gift last year from the fabulous <a href="http://www.jennifermcguireink.com/">Jennifer McGuire</a>. I sewed several <a href="http://chavezdesigns.blogspot.com/2011/01/made-some-stamped-flower-pins-for-hero.html">dozen flower pins</a> for the Hero Arts booth at <a href="https://www.craftandhobby.org/">CHA</a> last year and sweet Jennifer sent me a lot of stamps as a thank you. The sentiment stamp is from the <a href="http://www.heroarts.com/products/productInfo.cfm?ItemNo=CL434">Just Find Me</a> set.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: &quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;,sans-serif;">The papers are from Stampin' Up and Papertrey Ink. I love the weight of their cardstock. </span><br /><span style="font-family: &quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;,sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family: &quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;,sans-serif;">I'm watching "House Hunters" on HGTV right now and the couple featured on the show are searching for a house in Maui. Lucky! Ahhh...love that island!</span><br /><span style="font-family: &quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;,sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family: &quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;,sans-serif;">Well, thanks for stopping by!</span>Anthonettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01902918983298072455noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5838386396598852858.post-49082712156105930322012-04-20T23:18:00.002-07:002012-04-20T23:18:46.431-07:00Earth Day Notebooks<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-BRDRQoPYN8M/T5JOAR2q1GI/AAAAAAAAF2I/743ZLAQiOks/s1600/ChavezDesignsEarthDaynotebooks040212.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="265" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-BRDRQoPYN8M/T5JOAR2q1GI/AAAAAAAAF2I/743ZLAQiOks/s400/ChavezDesignsEarthDaynotebooks040212.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="font-family: &quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;,sans-serif;">Hello, my dears!</div><div style="font-family: &quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;,sans-serif;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: &quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;,sans-serif;">Sorry, I haven't posted in a while. We were on Spring Break last week. We took a trip down to Southern California. We spent days in Legoland, Disneyland, and California Adventure. It was Kalino's first time in Disneyland. This kid is not a Disney kid. He's never wanted to go to Disneyland until now. He loved Tomorrowland.</div><div style="font-family: &quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;,sans-serif;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: &quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;,sans-serif;">Here are some notebooks I made for my sister-in-law's students to celebrate Earth Day. The notebooks started with recycled cardboard from boxes of crackers, cereal, packaging, etc.</div><div style="font-family: &quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;,sans-serif;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: &quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;,sans-serif;">I covered the cardboard pieces with various papers. I used a lot of Hambly overlays and Hambly papers. I also used a lot of other papers from various companies, like Stampin' Up. Each notebook is approximately 4.25" x 5.5". Some notebooks were a little smaller. I used various types of binding. Mainly I used "cola de rata" (rats tail...I know...weird name). I also used bamboo skewers for binding on some of the notebooks. The stamp I used was perfect. My sister-in-law provided the stamp. I can't remember the manufacturer. It shows the Earth surrounded by children; perfect for Earth Day!</div><div style="font-family: &quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;,sans-serif;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: &quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;,sans-serif;">Well, I've got to get to bed soon. We have an early morning. We are doing a Community Cleanup event at Kalino's school tomorrow. We are also showing all the great art the kid's created this week during our craft camps. They up-cycled trash into great works of art. The kids love the event that all of us mom's organized. Thanks to our leader, Nadja! I heard comments like "this is better than recess". That's a huge stamp of approval. They had so much fun. Yesterday, I helped the 3rd graders glue their robot creations together. Kids love building robots; not just my robot-obsessed son.</span>Anthonettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01902918983298072455noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5838386396598852858.post-3277567978215340852012-03-29T22:26:00.001-07:002012-03-30T07:13:13.590-07:00Happy Botday Dante!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Z6Opg9fQP04/T3VBLMcN43I/AAAAAAAAF14/6Ty9t78QaFo/s1600/HappyBotdayDante032412.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Z6Opg9fQP04/T3VBLMcN43I/AAAAAAAAF14/6Ty9t78QaFo/s400/HappyBotdayDante032412.JPG" width="318" /></a></div><div style="font-family: &quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;,sans-serif;">I've said it before, but I love robots! And nothing says young boys birthday more than a birthday card with a robot on it.</div><div style="font-family: &quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;,sans-serif;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: &quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;,sans-serif;">We went to a birthday party for 6 year old cousin Dante this past weekend. Here's the card I made for him.</div><div style="font-family: &quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;,sans-serif;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: &quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4FVJfI8FNnw/T3VB-dh6z6I/AAAAAAAAF2A/CgyV-AERSu8/s1600/HappyBotdayDante032412closeup.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4FVJfI8FNnw/T3VB-dh6z6I/AAAAAAAAF2A/CgyV-AERSu8/s400/HappyBotdayDante032412closeup.JPG" width="318" /></a></div><div style="font-family: &quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;,sans-serif;">Here's a closeup of the Best Bots Forever stamps from Stampin' Up.</div><div style="font-family: &quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;,sans-serif;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: &quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;,sans-serif;">The embossed background was created with an embossing plate from Papertrey Ink. </div><div style="font-family: &quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;,sans-serif;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: &quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;,sans-serif;">It's been a busy week here, so I'll make this short and sweet. Have a great weekend and thanks for stopping by! </div>Anthonettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01902918983298072455noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5838386396598852858.post-33454695356107641852012-03-09T14:00:00.001-08:002012-03-09T14:00:38.239-08:00A Love Maze - Inspired by Aga<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/--fQSIQDfyN8/T1p7T6_7dZI/AAAAAAAAF1U/If-r3f8GNLc/s1600/ChavezDesignsLoveMaze030912.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/--fQSIQDfyN8/T1p7T6_7dZI/AAAAAAAAF1U/If-r3f8GNLc/s400/ChavezDesignsLoveMaze030912.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="font-family: &quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;,sans-serif;">Happy Friday! I saw this amazing <a href="http://justmadefrompaper.blogspot.com/2011/02/maze-with-love.html">card</a> designed by <a href="http://justmadefrompaper.blogspot.com/2011/02/maze-with-love.html">Agnieszka (Aga)</a> on Pinterest last week and I just had to create one!</div><div style="font-family: &quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;,sans-serif;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: &quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;,sans-serif;">I started with a </span><a href="http://www.silhouetteonlinestore.com/v2/viewShape.aspx?id=9515" style="font-family: &quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;,sans-serif;">maze design</a><span style="font-family: &quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;,sans-serif;"> from Silhouette Studio. I cut it out 4 times with my Silhouette SD and glued the 4 layers together to give some dimension off the card.&nbsp;</span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-gDqidb_mLbs/T1p8fRGVtxI/AAAAAAAAF1k/Vetg9MoPloU/s1600/ChavezDesignsLoveMaze030912closeup.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-gDqidb_mLbs/T1p8fRGVtxI/AAAAAAAAF1k/Vetg9MoPloU/s400/ChavezDesignsLoveMaze030912closeup.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-family: &quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;,sans-serif;">In this picture you can see how the maze pops off the card base.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: &quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;,sans-serif;">I finished off the card with two heart-shaped gems. That's it! Thanks for the inspiration, Aga! </span>Anthonettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01902918983298072455noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5838386396598852858.post-42570254444277556042012-03-03T11:36:00.000-08:002012-03-03T11:36:59.181-08:00Happy Birthday Mr. G.!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-3xc8wQJgPbQ/T1G9nKuSCsI/AAAAAAAAF1E/iWe7Id9mh4w/s1600/ChavezDesignsHBMrG030112.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-3xc8wQJgPbQ/T1G9nKuSCsI/AAAAAAAAF1E/iWe7Id9mh4w/s400/ChavezDesignsHBMrG030112.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="font-family: &quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;,sans-serif;">Hi there! I made this card for my son's principal who celebrated a birthday this week. He is a huge proponent of up-cycling. Last year he took apart an old broken laminating machine and converted it into a piece of metal art. His home and outdoor living spaces should be featured in a home decor magazine; his house is that amazing!</div><div style="font-family: &quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;,sans-serif;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: &quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-hXnoGwsMbLY/T1G92jwO8BI/AAAAAAAAF1M/4oGOgT9HxiI/s1600/ChavezDesignsStarbucks030112.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-hXnoGwsMbLY/T1G92jwO8BI/AAAAAAAAF1M/4oGOgT9HxiI/s400/ChavezDesignsStarbucks030112.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="font-family: &quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;,sans-serif;">I couldn't make him a card without using some recycled element. The "happy birthday" on the card is die cut letters from some Starbucks "java jackets". I used the <a href="http://www.papertreyink.com/Item.aspx?ID=ptd-0201">Block Alphabet Die Collection</a> from Papertrey Ink and my Big Shot machine. I love how the corrugated paper actually came out looking look wood.</div><div style="font-family: &quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;,sans-serif;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: &quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;,sans-serif;">The star is also recycled paper from another project with chunky glitter glued to the front.</div><div style="font-family: &quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;,sans-serif;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: &quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;,sans-serif;">Thanks for stopping by!</div>Anthonettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01902918983298072455noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5838386396598852858.post-80280128323580714172012-02-19T11:13:00.000-08:002012-02-19T11:13:26.618-08:00Happy 1st Birthday - A Gift Bag and Tag<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-JvvYk2E4B9U/T0Efe5pyt-I/AAAAAAAAF0k/eQNBuMiaAAo/s1600/ChavezDesignsHappy1stBday021812.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-JvvYk2E4B9U/T0Efe5pyt-I/AAAAAAAAF0k/eQNBuMiaAAo/s400/ChavezDesignsHappy1stBday021812.JPG" style="clear: both; float: left; margin: 0px 10px 10px 0;" /></a><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-r2Jf0T6LC-I/T0Efe20XXkI/AAAAAAAAF0s/b07mDIwAlhA/s1600/ChavezDesignsHappy1stBday021812closeup.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-r2Jf0T6LC-I/T0Efe20XXkI/AAAAAAAAF0s/b07mDIwAlhA/s400/ChavezDesignsHappy1stBday021812closeup.JPG" style="clear: both; float: left; margin: 0px 10px 10px 0;" /></a><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Hi everyone!</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I made this gift bag and tag for my niece who celebrated her 1st birthday party yesterday. The inspiration for the gift bag design was a photo I took with my iPhone and ran through the Instagram app. She is the cutest little thing. I get to babysit her once in a while. She's pretty good when her mom drops her off.</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">The patterned papers are from the Martha Stewart Valentine's Day collection and the larger paper is an older piece of paper from My Mind's Eye. The </span><a href="http://papertreyink.com/Item.aspx?ID=2319"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">stamps</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">&nbsp;and r</span><a href="http://papertreyink.com/Item.aspx?ID=ptd-0007"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">ickrack border die</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> are from </span><a href="http://papertreyink.com/Item.aspx?ID=2319"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Papertrey Ink</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">. I used VersaMark ink (the most versatile ink on the planet) and I embossed the words with white embossing powder. I cut the number "1" with my Silhouette SD. The light blue paper and button are from Stampin' Up. The twine is from The Twinery.</span><br /><div style="clear: both; text-align: LEFT;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-uI1maEupg7M/T0FF_AQjkUI/AAAAAAAAF04/1D4t9n4UzPk/s1600/ChavezDesignsHappy1stBdayTag021812.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-uI1maEupg7M/T0FF_AQjkUI/AAAAAAAAF04/1D4t9n4UzPk/s400/ChavezDesignsHappy1stBdayTag021812.JPG" width="320" /></span></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Here's the matching tag I made for the gift bag. The white tag is from the office supply store. I just added scraps of rickrack and patterned paper. The felt butterfly is from and older pack of Making Memories felt shapes.</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Thanks for stopping by!&nbsp;</span></div>Anthonettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01902918983298072455noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5838386396598852858.post-84014260691994923652012-02-14T13:38:00.000-08:002012-02-14T13:38:26.081-08:00Robot Candy Valentine's Day Treats<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-HLdnKJmLcKc/TzrLl7zDjQI/AAAAAAAAF0Q/55XnarvQn9Y/s1600/ChavezDesignsRobotVDay021412.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-HLdnKJmLcKc/TzrLl7zDjQI/AAAAAAAAF0Q/55XnarvQn9Y/s400/ChavezDesignsRobotVDay021412.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="font-family: &quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;,sans-serif;">Happy Valentine's Day! I hope today is treating you well.&nbsp;</div><div style="font-family: &quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;,sans-serif;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: &quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;,sans-serif;">I saw some really great Valentine's Day ideas on the <a href="http://www.scrapbooksetc.com/theme/holidays/valentines-day/valentines-treat-crafts/?page=2">Scrapbooks Etc.</a> website a few weeks ago, and I thought <a href="http://www.scrapbooksetc.com/theme/holidays/valentines-day/valentines-treat-crafts/?page=2">these robots</a> were amazing, especially for my robot-loving kiddo to give away to his classmates.</div><div style="font-family: &quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;,sans-serif;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: &quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-SA0s5zBmKZM/TzrMaE929uI/AAAAAAAAF0Y/zEKhWhwN5DE/s1600/ChavezDesignsRobots021412.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="285" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-SA0s5zBmKZM/TzrMaE929uI/AAAAAAAAF0Y/zEKhWhwN5DE/s400/ChavezDesignsRobots021412.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-family: &quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;,sans-serif;">These treats were a great way to use up older Stampin' Up and Cosmo Cricket patterned paper. Each robot was unique. They are cute, but a lot more time-consuming than I anticipated. I didn't do as much to the robot's head as the sample on <a href="http://www.scrapbooksetc.com/theme/holidays/valentines-day/valentines-treat-crafts/?page=2">Scrapbooks, Etc</a>. I started running out of time last night, so I made these for Kalino's teacher, the girls in his classroom, and his close friends outside of class (the boys got Superman Valentines with a mini chocolate attached).</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: &quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;,sans-serif;">While I was working late in the studio, I was watching "<a href="http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/masterpiece/downtonabbey/">Downton Abbey</a>" on the PBS website. They have Season 2 episodes. Have you watched the show? I love it! I noticed Season 1 was on Netflix last week, so I started watching the show. I was hooked. I watched all 7 episodes within a few days.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: &quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;,sans-serif;">Have a great day and thanks for stopping by! </span>Anthonettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01902918983298072455noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5838386396598852858.post-76799230443715846552012-01-30T16:00:00.000-08:002012-01-30T16:00:02.415-08:00Happy Belated Birthday<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-2dHvaebqI6s/TyWns1q585I/AAAAAAAAFyQ/nF4-H453miU/s1600/ChavezDesignsHappyBelatedBday012612.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-2dHvaebqI6s/TyWns1q585I/AAAAAAAAFyQ/nF4-H453miU/s400/ChavezDesignsHappyBelatedBday012612.JPG" style="clear: both; float: left; margin: 0px 10px 10px 0;" /></a><span style="font-family: &quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;,sans-serif;">Hope you had a great weekend. Here's a belated birthday card I made for one of my sisters. I also made this card for the </span><a href="http://www.moxiefabworld.com/2012/01/cool-tools-week-embossing-debossing.html" style="font-family: &quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;,sans-serif;"><b>Embossing &amp; Debossing Challenge</b><span style="font-family: &quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;,sans-serif; font-weight: bold;"> on the Moxie Fab World blog</span></a><span style="font-family: &quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;,sans-serif;"> challenge.</span><br /><div style="font-family: &quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;,sans-serif;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-n4sgMR-Ewwg/TyW0dM1FCLI/AAAAAAAAFys/CQRCBJOWdtU/s1600/ChavezDesignsHappyBelatedBday012612closeup.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-n4sgMR-Ewwg/TyW0dM1FCLI/AAAAAAAAFys/CQRCBJOWdtU/s400/ChavezDesignsHappyBelatedBday012612closeup.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="font-family: &quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;,sans-serif;">I used the <a href="http://papertreyink.com/acc_pti_impressionplates.html">In Bloom Impression Plate</a> to emboss the Royal Velvet card front. I die cut the frame with Fillable Frames #12 die. I stamped and heat embossed the frame with the Fillable Frames #12 corresponding stamp set. The sentiment comes from the <a href="http://www.papertreyink.com/stamps_birthdaybashsentiments.html">Birthday Bash sentiments</a> set. I used the <a href="http://www.papertreyink.com/acc_pti_dies_borders.html">rickrack border die</a> to cut a scrap of Simply Chartreuese paper.</div><div style="font-family: &quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;,sans-serif;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: &quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;,sans-serif;">The heart paper punch and stamp are from Stampin' Up. I finished off the card with a touch of bling and rounded one of the corners of the card.</div><div style="font-family: &quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;,sans-serif;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: &quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;,sans-serif;">Thanks for stopping by! </div><div style="clear: both; text-align: LEFT;"></div>Anthonettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01902918983298072455noreply@blogger.com0